diff --git a/cmake/externals/polyvox/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/polyvox/CMakeLists.txt
index 28aec6dab7..c28a8e1319 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/polyvox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/polyvox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
   URL http://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/polyvox.zip
   URL_MD5 904b840328278c9b36fa7a14be730c34
-  CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
+  CMAKE_ARGS -DENABLE_EXAMPLES=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
   BINARY_DIR ${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_PREFIX}/build
   LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
   LOG_CONFIGURE 1